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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

S01400 Relates to providing increased and uniform training requirements including implicit bias, use of force, first aid and firearm training, and outreach for law enforcement; establishes law enforcement peer support through the office of mental health.

Direction

Firearms otherAI label

No change to gun access model confidence 80%

Requires monthly trainings on the proper use of firearms for law enforcement officers.

Trainings regarding the proper use of firearms and defensive tactics used to de-escalate and properly detain suspects shall be developed and administered on a monthly basis.

✓ Quote verified word for word in the bill text

Transgender educationAI label

No change to transgender recognition & access model confidence 80%

Requires training for law enforcement on appropriate engagement with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and gender nonconforming individuals.

appropriate engagement with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and gender nonconforming individuals;

✓ Quote verified word for word in the bill text

Transgender otherAI label

No change to transgender recognition & access model confidence 70%

Requires training for law enforcement on appropriate engagement with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and gender nonconforming individuals.

appropriate engagement with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and gender nonconforming individuals;

✓ Quote verified word for word in the bill text

  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2026-01-07: REFERRED TO CODES
Filed
2025-01-09
Committee
Codes
Sponsor
James Sanders D

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill mandates expanded and uniform law enforcement training on multiple topics including implicit bias, use of force, de-escalation, crisis intervention, and specific community engagements (including with transgender individuals), plus monthly firearms training and peer mental health support. These are training, policy, and reporting requirements with no substantive change to legal access, recognition, restrictions, or enforcement outcomes for any tracked topic.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-07SREFERRED TO CODES
2025-01-09SREFERRED TO CODES